花边新闻

花邊新聞

huābiān xīnwén

noun #34,102

Measure Word

一条花边新闻 tiáo

Meanings

1 tabloid news
2 celebrity gossip
3 sensational news
4 soft news

Characters

flower; decorative

Examples

他不喜欢看花边新闻。

Tā bù xǐhuān kàn huābiān xīnwén.

He doesn't like reading tabloid news.

这位明星又上了花边新闻。

Zhè wèi míngxīng yòu shàng le huābiān xīnwén.

This celebrity is in the gossip news again.

Tips

usage

Literally 'lace-border news' — from old newspapers where lighter human-interest stories were boxed off with a decorative border (花边) beside serious reporting. Today it covers celebrity scandals and lifestyle filler.

Stroke Order

花 huā

边 biān

新 xīn

闻 wén